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On This Day In Space: May 25, 2008: NASA's Phoenix spacecraft lands on Mars

On May 25, 2008, NASA's Phoenix lander arrived on Mars.

Space

NASA selects solar physicist Nicola Fox as its new science chief

NASA has announced that Heliophysics Division leader Nicola Fox will be the agency's new head of science, overseeing more than 100 missions.

Space

How a NASA Drone Could Find Traces of Life on Saturn’s Weirdest Moon

Titan, the second largest moon in our Solar System, is the only known moon with an atmosphere.

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Artificial intelligence could help hunt for life on Mars and other alien worlds

A newly developed machine-learning tool could help scientists search for signs of life on Mars and other alien worlds.

Space

An airplane-sized asteroid will pass between the Earth and moon's orbits Saturday

The asteroid 2023 DZ2 will pass at a distance of over 100,000 miles, less than half the distance between the Earth and the moon. It's about 160 feet long — about the size of an airplane.

WEKU

How to watch Ceres, a dwarf planet 14 times smaller than Pluto, photobomb a spiral galaxy this weekend

Watch live online as the dwarf planet Ceres swoops in front of the 'grand design' spiral galaxy Messier 100 this weekend.

Space

It's too late to clean space junk

High-powered lasers and special robots that collect junk are among the proposals for cleaning up orbital debris

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'65' star Adam Driver asks NASA about the asteroid threat to Earth (video)

Adam Driver, star of the new movie "65," quizzed NASA about the dangers of asteroids and the success of the DART mission.

Space

Adam Minter: Our space junk problem just got a cheap solution

This month, a hunk of space junk hurtled toward the International Space Station, putting the safety of astronauts and their orbiting outpost at risk. Fortunately, the cosmic hazard was detected early and an emergency maneuver rocketed the $150 billion station out of harm’s way. Such episodes, which burn gallons of…

Tribune News Service

Asteroid to fly by Earth in rare 'near approach' this weekend

There is no chance that it will hit Earth, but it may offer up a spectating opportunity for keen stargazers.

Daily Record

'City killer' asteroid will make rare close pass to Earth today

2023 DZ2 is estimated at between 40 metres and 90 metres in size, and will pass above the Indian Ocean at around 17,500mph

Wales Online

Uranus grows a smoggy cap while Jupiter's Red Spot keeps shrinking, Hubble telescope reveals (photos)

New images of Uranus and Jupiter taken by the Hubble Space Telescopes reveal slow weather changes on these giant, distant planets.

Space

Boeing Starliner's 1st astronaut mission delayed to May at the earliest

Boeing and NASA had been targeting April for Starliner's Crew Flight Test, but the astronaut mission will now launch after the private Ax-2 flight, which is targeted for early May.

Space

Here's what the sky would look like if humans could see gamma rays (video)

A new NASA animation created using data from the Large Area Telescope aboard NASA's Fermi Gamma-ray Space Telescope shows the sky lit up by gamma-ray flashes.

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NASA investigates veteran Mars orbiter to solve a missing fuel mystery

NASA engineers have solved the mystery of the Mars Odyssey orbiter's missing fuel, after estimates suggested the veteran spacecraft could be running on empty.

Space

When it comes to space, failure isn't just an option — it's a requirement

In spaceflight, we advance by learning from our mistakes — if, that is, we accept the learning we gain from those failures and apply it to our future endeavors.

LiveScience

How to watch Ceres, a dwarf planet 14 times smaller than Pluto, photobomb a spiral galaxy in the sky this weekend

Watch live online as the dwarf planet Ceres swoops in front of the 'grand design' spiral galaxy Messier 100 this weekend.

LiveScience

Potentially hazardous asteroids: How many dangerous space rocks lurk near Earth — and can we stop them?

Here's everything you need to know about the potentially hazardous asteroids that come worryingly close to our planet.

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Daily Mirror

Giant 'city killer' asteroid to fly by Earth TOMORROW - and it's bigger than 4,000 buses

An asteroid dubbed '2023 DZ2' by scientists will be swinging by Earth on Saturday night, coming within 110,000 miles of our planet - which means it's defined as a near-Earth object.

The Week

‘City killer’ asteroid to pass Earth

An asteroid large enough to destroy a city will pass between Earth and the moon’s orbit this weekend. Nasa said it was rare for an asteroid so big to come so close to the planet and the close encounter will give astronomers a chance to study a space rock from…

The Guardian - US

Harvard physicist plans expedition to find ‘alien artefact’ that fell from space

Avi Loeb organizing $1.5m search to Papua New Guinea to look for interstellar object that crashed into ocean in 2014

Space

Perseverance rover snaps gorgeous shots of drifting predawn clouds on Mars (photos)

NASA's Perseverance rover took a brief break from its Mars life hunt on March 18 to capture stunning shots of drifting predawn clouds on the Red Planet.

Inverse

Alien Fossils Could Be Hiding in Meteorites on Earth — Study

The new study suggests looking at the bottom of the ocean or elsewhere for traces of microbial life.

Space

Boom! Sierra Space blows up final inflatable space station module in initial test series (video)

Sierra Space just destroyed (on purpose) another space module, wrapping up a four-part test series designed to help ready its inflatable habitats for future space missions.

The Independent UK

Large asteroid coming close, but zero chance of hitting us

An asteroid big enough to wipe out a city will zip harmlessly between Earth and the moon's orbit this weekend

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